Moisturizing Greek Yogurt Face Mask

It seems like the older I get the dryer my skin feels. I carry moisturizer constantly, and apply it several times a day. When I read about the amazingness of a Greek yogurt face mask for your skin in a couple of my favorite magazines, I had to try it.

Greek yogurt has lots of benefits for your body – you should definitely be eating it! It has lots of good probiotics as well as double the protein of regular yogurt and half the sugar. Too bad the television ad campaigns are so bad.

And not only should you be eating it, you should be putting it on your face too! The lactic acid is a natural cleanser and gentle scrub. Combine that with the benefits of yogurt’s probiotics, calcium, and live bacteria and you’ll end up with soft, glowing skin. For realz.

Moisturizing Greek Yogurt Face Mask

To make your own Greek yogurt face mask, you’ll need:

A couple of tablespoons of plain Greek yogurt – go with full fat if you want even more moisturizing benefit. And definitely try to get organic.

1-2 teaspoons of honey

Optional add ins:

Squeeze of lemon – the citric acid will also help brighten skin

Blueberries – blend in a few berries for additional antioxidants

Directions

Blend yogurt, honey and other ingredients together until you get a creamy paste. Then liberally apply to your face and neck with a brush or your fingers. Leave the mask on for 20 minutes then wash off with warm water. Apply moisturizer and enjoy your bright, glowing skin!

P.S. If you don’t use all of the yogurt mixture on your face, you can totally eat the leftovers.

P.P.S. I had planned to include a picture of me wearing the mask … until the hubby recommended I take it out. Thanks honey.

I’ve used greek yoghurt w/ honey as a facial mask — My aging skin loves it. I find I need to add more to my skin after a few minutes — because my skin soaks it in. It helps me to see the “hungry skin” places. I heat water from my filter for the wash off — and follow that with a cold rinse. Skin GLOWS afterward…

Confession: I hate the smell of yogurt. And the taste. Maybe if I hold my nose I could use this? Because my skin is so messed up. It’s super dry and flaky by my jawline, but my T-zone is always oily. :/

seriously can’t wait to try this out husband still thinks 4 people live in this house and bought the costco tub of greek yogurt two people cannot eat that much yogurt glad i now have a good use for it brett

I have a friend who swears that washing her face with raw honey is the best thing that ever happened to her. Who knew food was so good for your skin?? I guess it nourishes the body wherever you put it. :)

My friend says she found a really great deal on raw honey at her farmer’s market, so there must be deals out there, but I think you’re right… if it’s “life changing” it might be worth the price. Her skin does glow…